Rāmeśvara: Śrīla Prabhupāda, we were painting one painting for the last volume of Seventh Canto which shows that Kṛṣṇa is in the heart of all living entities. Now, the question came up whether Kṛṣṇa…. Since Kṛṣṇa is inside every atom, are there living entities in every atom? So I said that you had already answered that, that Kṛṣṇa is never alone, so there must be some living entity within the atom. So then the question was: Is this atom one of the bodies, just like human body, and then gradually that living entity gets a higher body, higher body, or does he always remain inside the atom?

Prabhupāda: Body does not develop. He changes body. Why don’t you understand this?

Rāmeśvara: He changes body.

Prabhupāda: The motorcar does not develop. I change this motorcar to another.

Rāmeśvara: But that’s the question.

Prabhupāda: That is Darwin’s theory. Motorcar is not developing to big motorcar. That is nonsense. Motorcar is motorcar, but I can change from this car to that car.

Hari–śauri: Yes, that’s what he was wondering, whether the spirit soul leaves the atom to take another higher body.

Prabhupāda: Yes, it is always…. Transmigration means going on, simply changing.

Rāmeśvara: Is that counted as one of the 8,400,000 species? Is the atom counted among the different species?

Prabhupāda: Atom is not manifested. May be one of the species, but the total is 8,400,000. What is the difference between the small atom and this body? The same thing, material. It’s very small; it is a little bigger. That’s all. And similarly, the universe is still bigger. After all, it is matter. [break] …prakṛti. Aṇḍāntara-stha–paramāṇu–cayāntara-stham [Bs. 5.35].What is this? He’s standing on election? [break]

Rāmeśvara: It is written in the Caitanya–caritāmṛta that when LordCaitanya entered this universe, the entire universe was blessed, or benefited. So I’m wondering how Lord Caitanya’s movement is going on on other planets other than this planet. Is there some organizedsaṅkīrtana?

Prabhupāda: Yes. How other planetary system is going on, you do not know, but we can guess it is going on like this. Anumāna. Pratyakṣaanumāna. One thing is direct perception, another by guessing. Pratyakṣaanumāna and śabda and śruti, aitihya. There are so many evidences.Harer nāma harer nāma [Cc. Ādi 17.21]. Śrī kṛṣṇa caitanya prabhu…

Rāmeśvara: Devotees once told me you said that the demigods like this movement very much so that they’re standing in line to take their birth in the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement.

Prabhupāda: Yes. They like to come here on this planet. Just like you Kṛṣṇa conscious men, you are very much enthusiastic to go to India. India has no material attraction, but why our men wanted to go to India in spite of so many difficulties? Similarly, in the higher planet, heavenly planet, they are so much engrossed with material happiness that there is no facility. But here there is facility, in this earth, Bhūrloka.Bhogaiśvarya-prasaktānāṁ tayāpahṛta-cetasām [Bg. 2.44]. One who is too much attached to material convenience and everything, they have no opportunity for Kṛṣṇa consciousness. LA June 9 1976